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| brb going to Hajj; For about a week. | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 10 2010, 04:45 AM (753 Views) | |
| Psycho Werekitsune | Nov 10 2010, 04:45 AM Post #1 |
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Starting Saturday, God willing, me and Fenix will be heading out to perform Hajj, the yearly pilgrimage that is one of the five pilars of Islam. It is compulsory for every Muslim to perform Hajj at least once during their lifetime, and so, this is actually my first time doing it. I'm pretty excited, I think it'll be quite the spiritual experience. Following Hajj is Eid Al Adha, which is similar to Eid Al Fitr, only lasting 4 days as opposed to 3. While the meaning behind it is a little more different, it functions almost identically to Eid Al Fitr. We should be gone about a week, so I hope to share the experience with everyone when I get back. |
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| -The Raging Zephyr- | Nov 10 2010, 04:50 AM Post #2 |
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I'd totally love to go too, but not only is the airfare going to be more than I'm willing to splurge on. You know, that and I'm not really a Muslim. I heard it's a crime to be there if you're not, which sounds more blown out of proportion than it really is. |
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| Psycho Werekitsune | Nov 10 2010, 05:02 AM Post #3 |
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It's more like the Saudis have monopolised visiting Mecca and Madina to suit their own needs by claiming religion as a scapegoat. Nowhere in the Qur'ann, contextually, does it state that non-Muslims should be banned from Mecca or Madina, especially considering many non-Muslims lived there. Any passages that have been "translated" by people claiming this have been taken out of context, considering they usually refer to the pagans and idolators who oppressed The Prophet (PBUH) and caused many hostilities. I'd like to reference this post from some forum I found on a Google search as a good argument against why non-Muslims should not be allowed in the holy cities: http://www.paklinks.com/gs/religion-and-sc...tml#post6659508
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| -Havoc the Tenrec- | Nov 10 2010, 05:15 AM Post #4 |
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I can't go because I am unclean and American? Well, what if I took a bath and disguised myself as a Muslim before getting to the airport? XD Have fun then man. So, what do you do exactly? Is this pilgrimage on foot or by car? |
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| Psycho Werekitsune | Nov 10 2010, 05:20 AM Post #5 |
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Getting there by plane, travelling around Mecca and doing the various things necessary are all on foot. As for what I do exactly, in all honesty, I'm not sure of the details and will be picking up on it as I go. The best thing about going on Hajj is that all your du'aa (essentially, prayers) are accepted, so if there's anyone here who wants me to make du'aa for them for whatever reason, please let me know in this topic. |
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| -Havoc the Tenrec- | Nov 10 2010, 05:24 AM Post #6 |
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Unless your God is a vengeful God, I don't think any of my "Du'aa" would be answered anyway. Ask for World peace. |
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| -The Raging Zephyr- | Nov 10 2010, 05:25 AM Post #7 |
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I think my one major issue is that I'd rather not confuse a wish with a prayer. It's half the reason I tend to stray away from prayer because it's not as simple as "Thank you for this, bring us good tidings in the future", at least not in my mind. |
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| Psycho Werekitsune | Nov 10 2010, 05:33 AM Post #8 |
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I'm kinda going more for stuff like "Please God, help Polter with his studies and let him ace his finals" or "Please God, help Havoc's relative recover and let them get well soon" kinda thing. World peace is nice too, but if you guys have anything more personal you'd like me to pray for, then all the better. Prayer's a very powerful thing, but today, it's kinda misused as a way for people to ask for stuff when they just want something. It's kinda a two way deal, you should really be praying to God whenever you can, moreso when you want something. That's really how I feel about it. |
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| -Havoc the Tenrec- | Nov 10 2010, 05:42 AM Post #9 |
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I guess Christians are kinda lucky that way. They can ask for anything whenever they want, and still not get it. You guys have to walk miles to get the same effect. But at least you'll remember the one time you did it. I'm sure it's awesome exercise too. |
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| Psycho Werekitsune | Nov 10 2010, 05:51 AM Post #10 |
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It'll be thigh chaffingly awesome. Also, I meant more along the lines that prayers are more likely to be answered in Hajj than any other time it's done. It's kinda hard to explain how it works. |
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| -Kay G. Radley- | Nov 10 2010, 07:13 AM Post #11 |
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I first though the topic thread said "brb going to Hell", but then I looked back over it. I'm still fairly certain we'll be going to hell anyway... ...but I digress. Have a fun time. :) |
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| -Korokage- | Nov 10 2010, 08:32 AM Post #12 |
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I've heard of the details of Hajj. O3O Have fun. MAKE SURE YOU FIND SOME TASTY SNACKS TO WRITE ABOUT TO MAKE ME JELOUS. *shot* But yeah have fun with that. \ouo/ |
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| -Havoc the Tenrec- | Nov 10 2010, 08:37 AM Post #13 |
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Holy crap, I thought the same thing XD |
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| -The Raging Zephyr- | Nov 10 2010, 08:59 AM Post #14 |
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| Psycho Werekitsune | Nov 10 2010, 09:27 AM Post #15 |
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There must be a Daffy Duck cartoon out there concerning this. |
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